Method and apparatus to monitor and shut down production saw
AssigneeHollymatic Corporation
InventorsVictor Guynn, David Baarman
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Abstract
A saw with a monitoring and safety system that utilizes vision and sensors designed to provide user feedback on safety and training. The saw having a wheel formed of an anodized main body with a non-anodized surface extending along the circumference of the groove of the wheel. The saw having low inertial energy design to stop the blade without mechanically grabbing the blade assuring multiple points of safety detection and triggering. The saw having an automatic guard to protect the user from slipping and hitting the blade even when the saw is not running. The saw being connected to a cloud based system that enables a safer ecosystem and cross statistic sharing of safety parameters.
Claims20
A machine comprising:
- a motor;
- a first wheel coupled to the motor;
- a second wheel;
- and
- a blade,
- wherein
- the first wheel and the second wheel each comprise a first lip and a second lip sandwiching a groove therebetween,
- the first wheel is formed of an anodized main body with a non-anodized surface extending along the circumference of the groove of the first wheel,
- the blade is wrapped around the first wheel and the second wheel such that the blade is positioned within the groove of the first wheel and within the groove of the second wheel, and the blade directly contacts the non-anodized surface of the first wheel,
- the blade comprises a base part and a toothed part, the toothed part being for cutting,
- an entire width of the non-anodized surface of the first wheel is equal to or less than a width of the base part, and a side of the base part is in direct contact with the non-anodized surface, and
- the non-anodized surface of the first wheel is directly adjacent to an anodized surface of the groove of the first wheel, extending along the circumference of the groove.
A safety saw system comprising:
- a motor;
- a first wheel coupled to the motor;
- a second wheel;
- a blade;
- a detector;
- and
- a controller,
- wherein
- the first wheel and the second wheel each comprise a first lip and a second lip sandwiching a groove therebetween,
- the first wheel is formed of an anodized main body with a non-anodized surface extending along a circumference of the groove of the first wheel,
- the blade is wrapped around the first wheel and the second wheel such that the blade is positioned within the groove of the first wheel and within the groove of the second wheel,
- the controller is configured to stop the motor in response to an input to the detector indicating an abnormal condition of the safety saw system, and
- the non-anodized surface of the first wheel is integrally formed with the anodized main body of the first wheel, such that the non-anodized surface is a surface of the anodized main body that is formed of a same metal as the anodized main body.
A method of stopping a saw comprising a motor;
- a first wheel coupled to the motor;
- a second wheel;
- a blade, a detector;
- and a controller, wherein the first wheel and the second wheel each comprise a first lip and a second lip sandwiching a groove therebetween, the first wheel is formed of an anodized main body with a non-anodized surface extending along the circumference of the groove of the first wheel, and the blade is wrapped around the first wheel and the second wheel such that the blade is positioned within the groove of the first wheel and within the groove of the second wheel, and the blade directly contacts the non-anodized surface of the first wheel, the non-anodized surface of the first wheel being integrally formed with the anodized main body of the first wheel, such that the non-anodized surface is a surface of the anodized main body that is formed of a same metal as the anodized main body, the method comprising:
- stopping the motor in response to an input to the detector indicating an abnormal condition of the saw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.